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Denying profit to corporations is theft, so using adblockers will be put on the same level as digital piracy. How dare you consume content without letting your eyeballs get force-fed ads.
ME - "Not looking at the billboard when driving to work"
Police - "STOP! You violated a law!"
To this day, I have never bought something because of an ad. I get the concept of letting people know your product exists, but I know Raid Shadow Legends exists already and I am not interested, so fuck off.
I would like to tell everyone that Raid: Shadow Legends is a shitty game and nobody should play it.
This message is brought to you by me, a private citizen with a desire for you not to waste your time.
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Denying profit to corporations is theft
Absolutely right. In fact, it should be illegal to see a product for sale and not immediately buy it. How dare you see a helpless corporation in need of money, freezing in the streets, and not immediately empty your wallet in exchange for trinkets that they so lovingly engineered to break in a set amount of time? You monster!
For a sec. I thought were fr in the first sentence. Then i remembered wich platform we're on and why that probably is.
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Be right behind you for having an unregistered 3D printer
I dread the day that a politician seriously tries to outlaw my adorable octopus machine
All of you using adblockers are pathetic. You'll willingly deprive companies of their revenue just because you can't be bothered to see a few ads? It's not like ads are harmful or anything!
...hang on I think porn just started playing on my computer I have to find where the popup is and close it... Right after I close this other popup that says I've won 69 trillion dollars, and this one for dick pills, and this one for free vbucks, and this online casino one, and that one saying I have 420 viruses on my PC, and this one from the local fringe religious group that says I'll go to hell if I poop, and this one that straight up looks like it's trying to download ransomware, and... Damn my battery just died from all the extra processing power those popups needed. Uh but adblock is still evil though, don't forget that.
Remember, according to the small Canadian man, adblock is theft
Piracy, actually, but yes. That tweet was such a dumpster fire. All it accomplished was it showed how grossly misinformed Linus was about this topic. How ad blocking equals copyright infringement is beyond me.
He's 100% Dependent of advertising on YouTube. So his statement is not only biased but completely in favor of his income.
But then again theft is not theft according to the same small Canadian man.
It's only theft if he loses money.
And sexual harassment in the workplace is not actually sexual harassment either according to the same man.
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I've followed Linus off and on from the jump, but I'ma listen to actual security experts over him lol.
"Tell President Zuckerberg my only regret is that I have but one life to give to block his ads."
"Ask not what social media can do for you but what you can do for social media."
For refusing to drink the mountain dew verification can
Once they fully implement eyeball tracking to determine if you're actually looking at ads, we're all doomed.
It already was implemented in remote exams sooooo..... As soon as society opinion is ready, and wait till musk will roll out his crazy neuralink, those of us who can't tinker with tech are doomed indeed
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bUt BlOcKiNg AdS iS pIrAcY
My ancestors are smiling at me, imperial!
Having friends that have no idea of adblockers, or scripblockers are makes me feel prehistoric
You've still got some miles left in you, don't give up! Unless they're green, then you're screwed.
DONT FORGET TO WATCH THE LATEST EPISODE OF OW MY BALLS
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